Seals belong to marine food webs, primarily as carnivores. They are typically positioned as secondary or tertiary consumers, feeding on fish, squid, and crustaceans. In these ecosystems, they play a crucial role in controlling prey populations and serve as prey for apex predators like orcas and large sharks. Their presence and health can indicate the overall health of marine environments.
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Harp Seals
There are lots of different types of seals, there are ringed seals, bearded seals and ribbon seals.
Chordata
of course they are animals. all of them might belong in the Food web.
From small fish to penguins to seals
Harp Seals find food by using their whiskers.
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In the antarctic the number of species constituting the food chain is relatively few. It can be summed up in 5-6 lines Phytoplanktons > zooplanktons > blue whales Phytoplanktons > zooplanktons > fish >smaller seals/penguins/whales/sea gulls ... Penguins > smaller seals > squids/elephant seals/sperm whales ... Squids/seals > whales
Food web.
Seals swallow their food whole with the head of the food first. Their teeth are only designed for grasping their food, not chewing.
Phytoplankton is eaten by Zooplankton. Zooplankton is eaten by Krill, Squid, and Cod. Krill is eaten by Penguins which are eaten by Leopard seals, which also eat Cod. Leopard Seals, Killer Whales, and Elephant Seals eat squid. Killer Whales eat Elephant Seals and Leopard Seals as well.